Knife attack in Yau Ma Tei leaves one injured; suspect flees

A violent altercation erupted in Yau Ma Tei on Friday afternoon, resulting in one man being stabbed and seriously injured, while the suspect fled the scene.

The incident began at 185 Shanghai Street in Yau Ma Tei shortly before 1pm today, when two men engaged in a heated dispute that escalated into physical violence, with one allegedly attacking the other with a knife.

Passersby, witnessing the assault, promptly alerted the police. 

The victim, bleeding heavily and collapsed on the ground, received immediate first aid from paramedics before being rushed to a hospital for treatment. 

Police officers, equipped with protective vests, cordoned off the area to investigate, as the suspect escaped on foot after the attack.